Source: DTE Context: March 2023 saw variations on several meteorological fronts, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) (data gathered from the satellite under the Copernicus programme) What is C3S? The C3S is a monthly climate bulletin of the European Commission to report the changes observed in global surface air temperature, sea ice …
Source: TH Context: The Supreme Court has called for a “uniform national policy” to ensure menstrual hygiene for girls in schools. What is menstrual hygiene? Menstrual hygiene refers to the practices and conditions that help maintain menstrual health and well-being. It includes using clean and safe menstrual products, washing and changing them regularly, …
Source: TH Context: After the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) pointed out ‘zero insurance coverage’ of livestock in 2022-23, the central government is considering a comprehensive livestock insurance scheme modelling the Prime Minister’s Fasal Bima Yojana. The proposed Comprehensive livestock insurance will replace the present Livestock Insurance Scheme (LIS) Status: Less than 1% of …
Source: HT Context: SC has said that “Preventive detention laws in India are a colonial legacy that has great potential to be abused and misused by the State and any slightest error in compliance of procedure by authorities should result in favour of the detenue” Previously the Court had observed that: The State …
Source: TH Context: The Cumbum grapes recently earned the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag. About the grapes: Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes, is a variety of grapes grown in the Cumbum Valley located at the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. Features: The grapes are medium to large in size, compact, …
Source: PIB Context: The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the great social reformer, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary About Jyotiba Phule (1827 to 1890)
Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE Context: The Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru of the Sikhs, is being celebrated on April 11. What is Prakash Purab? Parkash Purab is a term used in Sikhism to refer to the birth anniversary celebrations of the ten Sikh gurus. “Parkash” means “illumination” …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment Source: DTE Context: The EIA Notification, 2006 has been amended over 100 times in the past five years (as per the records of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) What is EIA Notification 2006? The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, is the governing legal instrument …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indigenization of Technology/Awareness in the Fields of Space/Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate. Source: TH Context: According to the CDS (General Anil Chauhan), the very nature of warfare is on the cusp of major transformation with space being used to enhance combat capabilities in land, sea and cyber …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Linkages between Development and Spread of Extremism Source: TH Context: The extremist threat seems to be resurfacing in Punjab, three decades after sectarian conflict devastated the region. Signs of extremism resurfacing in Punjab: Pro-Khalistan protests in areas of the globe where a sizable concentration of the Sikh diaspora exists …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Polity – Governor Source: TH, TH Context: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Union Government and President to issue instructions to Governor R.N. Ravi to give his assent to bills passed by the Assembly (nearly 20 bills are pending) within a specific period. …
GS Paper 1 Syllabus: World History Source: IE Context: The US President is to visit Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. What is the Good Friday Agreement? Signed on April 10, 1998, between factions of Northern Ireland and the governments of Britain and …
